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{en} The Soul of Youth [1] (USA, 1920), directed by William Desmond Taylor, starring Lewis Sargent, Lila Lee

The story of an orphan boy who, due to the cruelty of others, is drawn into a life of sin on the streets prior to the redemption of a caring foster family.

Ed Simpson (Lewis Sargent), unloved as a child, is introduced into an orphanage, where his liveliness leads to his being menaced by officials. Love first comes into his life when he acquires a dog; and when it is ousted from the orphanage, he follows, taking to the streets with his pal Mike (Ernest Butterworth Jr.). <BoyActors>

A compassionate, socially progressive melodrama written by Julia Crawford Ivers to expose the grit of the U.S. juvenile court system. Lewis Sargent stars as an abandoned orphan who grows up without love, running away from a harsh asylum to the city streets before finding a path toward redemption and an adoptive home. <Lewis Sargent was already sixteen/seventeen>